Swing-hanger.



C. l. SOLEAU.

vSWING HANGER. APPucATioN HLED MAH. 1911.

Patented Mar. 5,4 1918.

IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNEY l 'i s'rArngs Partir orriCEg.

VcrriiRLiisir sonneri,v or UrreaV MONTCLAIR, Nnwarnns'i'iv. Y

` swine-HANGER.'

Zo all whom t may concern.' 'Y 1 Be it known that I, CHARLES J. Sonnen a citizenof the 'United States, and a resident of Upper Montclair,- inthe 'county of Es.

sex and State of New Jersey,jhave invented certain new and useful Improvements l in Swing-Hangers, of which the following a full, clear, concise, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates'to'make Vand use the same, reference beinginade therein to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification.

My inventionrelates to hangers or vsupportsnto which the ends of a swing rope may be secured in installing or providing a childsv swing ini yplaygrounds and similar places of: recreation, and the object thereof is to provide-a `swi`nghangerinwhich thereA will be no movement of the swing rope relative to the member to `which it is tied in installing the swing, which movement if present would tend to wear the rope and weaken it to such anV extent-that it would be liable toV break when the swing ism use and to result in injury to the person using the swing; and toY provide a swingY hanger which in'ay be readily and cheaply manufactured, which will'be simplein construction, and effective for the purpose forwhich it is designed.

With the aboveV andfotherv objects of in vention in? view, my invention consists in the improved swing hanger illustrated inthe accompanying drawing and hereinafterV described andrclaimed, and in such variations and modicationsthereofas will be obvious to those skilled .in the art to which myrpin; vention relates. Y Y

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this specilication: i Figure 1 1s a view illustrating iny inven tionv partly in'elev'ation-and partly in sec-V tion; and,

Fig. 2 is'a view showing a'sectio'n upon a transverse plane indicated by the line 2, 2, Fig. l, upon a larger scale.

Referring to the drawingwherein the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, the reference numeral 3 designates a suitable support, such, for example, as an elevated beam, from which my improved swing hanger issupported and 4 designates a supporting bar formed preferably. of a pieceof ordinary wrought iron pipe supported in a stationary and fixed position a short distance below the beam 3 by means Specification of Letters Patent.

parts shownV inthe drawing. v Thesupporting members 5, 6, may be and preferably areordinaryY T` pipeA open'market and',l after'tlie'yv have been se-Y cured in place uponv the ends of thesupporting bar 4,'the longitudinal passage-s or runs l form ver- .y l' tically extending passages or openings with which they are provided Vwill through which bolts may extend to thereby support the said supporting members :and the bar 4 from theY beam 3. The boltsli'ere numerals 7..

the beam 3 and suitable nuts 9 upon the upper and lower end'sthereof" to holdthe the bolts withinthe holes .in thek beam.`

y VrarementMar.5,1913. Y Appiieationineairay 7,1917. semina. 166,826. i

` of two supporting` vmembers 5,f6 secured i' one toV each end of the kbar 4 as by .means of' the screw threadediconnections betweent-he couplings 5 such as may be'readily purchased-'intheV supporting members in. placey and f Suitable means, such, for example,'.asrspacf ing sleeves l0 surrounding the .bolts are provided ,for Yspacingv the! sup". Y porting members '5, 6,' and the supporting Y bari a definite. and'tixedvdis'tance below the beann and -for securing'a rigid structure whenthe nuts 9are` tightened; 'and suitable 1 Y washers as'shown atV 1l` .will ordinarilybe preferably employed to secure increased bearing-surface uponthe beam 3,'as will' ybe understood;

Thereference numeral .12 designatesa tubular membery surrounding the supporting'vi- ,barA 4l and extending between the supporting members, 6, the lengthA of` said tubular ,95

member corresponding approximately with the distance between the supporting mem-V bers; although i itV is uslightly less.v than-thatr distance in order to lprovide 'room for two annular ends ofthe tubular `member Vand the sup-y. porting membersyas shown.V

to the tubular member sible, as there should be no 'sliding ofthe rope around or along the said member when the swing is in use, and. in order to moreV guard members 13, 14,'carriedgby 'i the supporting bar andlocated between the effectively prevent 'possible slidingA ofltheV rope around or along the tubular member the ends-of the rope may advantageously be Apassed two or more times aboutV the .tubular member before" 'being tied. Y The Atubular Va ber beingl tree to rock upon said Vsupporting member is considerably larger in diameter vall ordinary movements of tubular member should be Vslight movement longitudinally of the sup-V than the bar i and, as the same' oscillates with the swing rope, its movement relativeto the bar is for'the most part a rocking movement, 0r rather a rolling movement of y the tubular member upon the bar,-as distinguished from a sliding movement there upon; the tubular member rocking upon theY Vas it would upon a knit'e edge for the swing.

capable of but bar much porting bar, just enough to prevent binding or from being drawn into such slight spaces lso as may exist at the ends of the tubular mem ber, which would result in cutting or wear ing of the rope as will be appreciated.

Having thus described and explained my invention, I claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a swing hanger, a stationary sup-` porting bar g' two supporting vmembers secured one to each end of said barand having each an opening; a tubular-member surroundingA said bar and extending between Said supporting members, said tubular membar; and two bolts one extending through the opening aforesaid in each of said supporting members whereby said members are supported rom a suitablesupport.

2. In a swing hanger, a stationaryvsupporting bar; two supporting members vsecured onesto each end of said bar and having each an opening; a tubular member Surrounding said barv and free to rock thereupon, the length of said'tubular member corresponding approximately with the Adistance between said supporting members; and two vertically extending bolts one extending through the opening saidv `supporting members whereby :said

The Y supporting bar; .two vertically extending; Y l

aforesaid in each of 3; porting bar;

In a swing hanger, afstationary sup? two supporting members inf members are supported from a' suitable sup-k Yl port. Y Y

threaded engagement witlirand located one o at each end otsaid bariand'having eachia p a tubularrfv, Y member surrounding said-bar and extending a j vertically extending opening;`

between said supporting'members, said tubular member being. free ,to rock upon said i bolts one extending through the opening ,aforesaidin'eaeh' of said supportingiiieme bers whereby said members are vsupported from a suitable support; -andfmeansffor spacing said supporting members away troni said support.

4. In a swinghanger, astationary porting bar; two supporting Vmembers' se-y cured one to eachxend of said bar and having Y each Van opening; av tubularrmember Vsurrounding said bar and. free to rock thereupon, an annular guard member located bej v tween each endy of said tubular member and the adjacent supportingmember; andY two 1 bolts one extending' throughthe Vopening f Y Y `aforesaid in each of'said supporting mem@ A bers whereby'said lmembers are supported from a suitable support; f

5.,Inga swing hangerya stationary sup,

two `supporting members in porting bar;

threaded engagementwith'and located one vertically extending opening; a tubular at each end of. said bar ,and having each a j' VVA member surrounding said bar and ^`free to rock thereupon; an ai'inuhinguard memberv located between each end r.of said tubular member and the adjacent supporting-mem? bei", two' vertically extending 'bolts one gen-k 'tending through the opening aforesaidV in each Vot saidl supporting members whereby-V;

Vsaid members are supported from a suitablel support;

rounding Veach off said,V bolts, said sleeves serving to space said supporting membersV away romsaid support,

In testimony whereof I have signedniyl and two vspacing' sleeves one 'surf` Y name to this-specification this 2nd dayot l May, i917.

Ytanniniits Ji soL'nnLf 'Y 'Go'pieo of this patent vmay be obtainedfor ve cents each,V by addressing theHfCommssoner of Ylieten/ti,

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